I was invited to propose a piece for an exhibition entitled “Open.” Using images from their website for reference, the curators asked for proposals that intervened with the unique architecture of the historic space. I proposed to place a mirror in the attic, behind a window, where the afternoon sunlight would stream down the gallery wall as a spike of light. The sunbeam makes its appearance on the wall and moves its position until dusk. This phenomenon would only be witnessed if sunny weather conditions were present, along with being there at a good time for viewing. Even still, there is always the chance that it is only experienced as ambient noise, on the periphery of perception like so much sensory information we must selectively ignore to function daily in civilization.

Diversion, 2004, installation view (in progress)